Two teenage tearaways have been banned from the grounds of their old school after a hate campaign against staff.

Michael Cuthbert, 15, and Brian Gillespie, 16, both of Durham City's Sherburn estate, were involved in a string of incidents against staff at the Durham Gilesgate Sports College & Sixth Form Centre.

City magistrates heard they both repeatedly trespassed and, during four days in March, Cuthbert, of Maple Avenue, rode a bike at the assistant head, threatened the caretaker, aimed a volley of abuse at a police officer and tried to kick out the windows of a police car.

Gillespie, of Laurel Avenue, entered the school grounds many times, kicked a football at the assistant head, and verbally abused another teacher.

City police applied for anti-social behaviour orders against the pair which were granted by magistrates yesterday.

The teenagers are banned from entering the college grounds and intimidating or threatening anyone. They have also been banned from being in each other's company in any public place. Cuthbert has been ordered not to have any alcohol in a public street. Gillespie has been told not to trespass.